CLIENT WHO HAS LOST OVER 10 INCHES, BUT NOT ONE POUND!
Hey All,
Hope you guys can help me out with one of my client. He is 22 years old, 5’10”, 276 LBS. We have been training together since January and he has lost over 10″, BUT HAS NOT DROPPED ONE POUND! He is the exact same weight as when we started.
I have NOT done body fat on him because one of my fellow trainers told me that when a person is that heavy you should only measure them because 1. The pinches are all going to be “60” 2. It is really hard for their self esteem.
So, is this true? Also, could my client be replacing all that fat with muscle???
Thanks!!!!
Good.
Make a fist. This looks like one pound of muscle.
Make two fists. This is one pound of fat.
Muscle weighs more than fat. Huge bodybuilders can be dwarfed by morbidly obese people and still weigh as much as them because of the fat/muscle ratio.
If your client is looking to slim up, build a lot of muscle then move their workouts to HIIT training.
More muscle + endurance training will lead to a smaller client.